In Canada

The newly appointed Minister of Fisheries Jonathan Wilkinson divulged that his predecessor’s controversial surf clam decision will not be revisited. Wilkinson’s predecessor, Dominic LeBlanc, faced criticism after the DFO awarded 25 per cent of the surf clam quota to a company headed by Edgar Samson, brother of Liberal MP Darrell Samson. Wilkinson maintained that the awarding of the contract was to ensure that Indigenous people were able to take part in the fishery. “At this stage, our intention is to move forward, but as we move forward with future cases, obviously we want to ensure that we’re consulting as we make decisions that are important not only for Indigenous Canadians but all Canadians,” he said. Wilkinson is the MP for North Vancouver and has made clear his intent to support his own coast as well as Atlantic Canada, the St. John’s Telegram reports.

Internationally

While California was able to reduce its emissions below 1990 levels four years early by emphasizing a move to renewables, the state’s transportation sector has actually been producing higher levels of pollution. Newly released data from the Air Resources Board indicates that California’s emissions aren’t dropping uniformly, with some sectors struggling to keep up. Increased driving is the main reason California’s transportation sector has been lagging, though the increased emissions have also been facilitated by “low gas prices, a growing economy,” consumer preferences, and a protracted transition to electric vehicles. “The deep reductions from electric power generation are compensating for lacklustre performance in other sectors of the economy, including an uptick in the transportation sector where we know we have our work cut out for us,” explained Alex Jackson, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defence Council. Some environmentalists believe that for California to reduce its emissions another 40 per cent by 2030, a “rapid shift to zero-emission vehicles” will be required, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Hi jimj,
The “Justin Trudeau memorial pipeline” will never be built, It is “untenable” because there is far too much opposition. Justin is spirit deficient. The proposed expansion is not in Canada’s interest. It’s concept is a product of insanity.